CENTER VALLEY, Pa. --- The Moravian University baseball team held off a late rally from host DeSales University for a 13-12 non-conference victory under the lights Tuesday evening under the lights. 

How It Happened

• The Greyhounds jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Freshman left fielder Jared Ferguson led off the contest with a double, and he raced home on an RBI double from senior center fielder Matt Madigan. Graduate student designated hitter Chris Pow followed with an RBI single as Madigan touched the plate while senior first baseman Cole Cherkas and junior right fielder Nick Henry both drew walks to load the bases. Junior third baseman Jaden Clements ripped a two-RBI single as Pow and Cherkas scored
• DeSales got onto the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning, and the Bulldogs added two runs in the third frame to knot the score at 4-4
• Moravian countered with five runs in the top of the fourth to move back ahead 9-4. Madigan singled with one out and stole second base to become the fifth player in program history to reach 50 career stolen bases. Pow followed with a walk before Cherkas connected on a three-run homer to left field, his fifth home run of the season and eighth of his career. Freshman catcher Wyatt Harrar drew another walk and scored on a two-run homer to left center field by Henry, his second homer of the spring and third of his career
• The Blue & Grey added three more runs in the top of the fifth to push the advantage to 12-4. Graduate student shortstop Jack Tone drew a leadoff walk before Ferguson singled. Madigan ripped a two-RBI triple to right center field as Tone and Ferguson raced around the bases. Harrar drove in Madigan with an RBI double down the left field line later in the inning
• The Bulldogs scored three times in the bottom of the fifth frame to make it 12-7
• The Greyhounds pushed a run home in the top of the seventh for a 13-7 edge. Harrar led the inning off with a walk, and he scampered home on an RBI sacrifice fly by Clements
• DeSales answered with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and the Bulldogs pulled within a run after scoring a pair in the bottom of the eighth inning
• DeSales had the tying run in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth when the Hounds recorded the final out of the game

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had 16 hits in the game with Cherkas going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a run and a homer
• Madigan was 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, a double and three RBIs while Harrar went 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and an RBI
• Henry posted a 2-for-3 game with a run, two RBIs and a homer while Ferguson was 2-for-4 to go with two runs and a double
• Clements contributed a hit and three RBIs while Pow scored twice and had a hit and an RBI
• Graduate student Paul Hamilton also had one hit while Tone crossed the plate once
• Graduate student Noah Ingalls started on the mound for the Hounds, and he allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in four innings of action while graduate student Ethan Weber pitched an inning and gave up three runs on three hits and a walk. Senior Rony Minier tossed 1.1 innings with three runs on four hits to earn his first win of the season while freshman Antorius Cofield pitched 1.1 innings with two unearned runs on three hits, a walk and a strikeout. Freshman Nick Leonard earned his second save of the season with 1.1 innings of work and allowing one hit 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Wednesday, April 24 at Elizabethtown College, 3:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 27 at The University of Scranton (DH), 12:00 p.m.